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So what's more important, quality or quantity? Everybody says quality over quantity like thats THE rule, and I think that's mostly people talking themselves out of making anything.
I've made over 2000 videos and most of the early ones were SO genuinely bad. Not "growing pains" bad. BAD bad. But that's the only reason I can make something good now. If I had spent those years chasing one perfect video I'd still have nothing to show you.
The people you look up to or who's videos you love didn't skip this part either. Nobody starts out good. They just made their bad stuff before you were watching.
Today we're getting into why quantity is the only real path to quality, and how to make a lot of things on purpose so it actually compounds in to greatness.
1. Finish it and post it, even when you know it's not your best.
Volume doesn't count if it never leaves your hard drive or editing timeline. I know people with years of half finished projects sitting in folders and they've learned almost nothing from any of them, because the last 10% is where all the actual learning lives. And thats publishing. So finish it. Post it while it still feels a little wrong. That feeling is normal and it never fully goes away, which I'll get to in a second.
2. Lower the stakes on any one video.
Most people freeze because they've made a single video carry way too much weight. This one has to perform. This one has to prove I'm good. That's a lot to put on 90 seconds of footage. When you're making a lot, no single piece has to save you. A bad video costs you basically nothing. Nobody remembers it, including you, in about a week. But the video you never made costs you the lesson entirely, and those actually add up.
3. Stop asking if it's ready. Ask yourself if its done.
Ready is a feeling and it's never going to show up. You could sit there another month and it still won't feel ready. Done is different. Done is a list. Did I cut it, did I grade it, did I fix the audio, does the ending land. That you can actually check off.
And let's be honest, nothing is ever really done anyway. I still watch stuff I posted last year and see three things I'd change. Every single time. That's not a sign I messed up, that's just what it looks like when your taste keeps getting better than your last project. If you never look back and cringe a little, you probably stopped growing.
I dive deeper into these types of topics inside Content College.
We elevated "Boyfriend Bootcamp" this week to more than just taking photos of your gf. Check it out HERE.
How I've been able to achieve quantity without losing quality. Watch it HERE
So go make something this week. Not the perfect thing. Just the next thing.
And honestly, this isn't only about video. It's how you get good at anything. Cooking, lifting, playing an instrument, being a better partner to somebody. Nobody gets there by doing it perfectly once. You get there by doing it badly a hundred times and paying attention while you do.
Quality isn't where you start. It only shows up after quantity.
Take care, happy creating, catch you next time, peace.✌️
